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The Best Laid Plans (Hardcover)

by Sidney Sheldon (Author)
3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (78 customer reviews)

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The latest from the indefatigable Sheldon is full of manipulators, dirty dealers, and dastardly rascals, all snatching at power--political, financial, sexual, or all the above; in other words, business as usual in Sidney's World. The Best Laid Plans begins with the meeting and mating of Oliver Russell, a promising young attorney-cum-gubernatorial candidate, and Leslie Stewart, the beautiful go-getter who is running his public relations campaign. Just as the pair is about to be wed, Russell's mentor, Senator Todd Davis, offers him a deal he can't refuse: marry my daughter and I will make you president. Russell accepts and Stewart vows revenge. The lion's share of The Best Laid Plans revolves around the young pol's rise to power and Stewart's byzantine plotting to bring him to grief. Russell gives his phony wife plenty of opportunities because, like every fictional president (and some real ones), Russell has an unruly libido. Reading this book is like waiting for a train wreck, bracing for the inevitable collision; but to Sheldon's credit, the titanic scandal that ends the novel is not quite what you expect... --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.


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A power-hungry Southern governor and his scorned lover collide in this latest from the ever-popular Sheldon.
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Very good story, Jul 19 2004
By Jorge Frid (Mexico City) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Best Laid Plans (Mass Market Paperback)
The revenge of Leslie to Oliver is amazing, but more amazing is that at the end she didn't want to hear anything and that was part of her destruction even if she had in her wall an example of what is the wrongness thing a journalist can do, she just did that.
The Sarajevo's part is long an a little boring but at least you will know something of that part of the world.
The plot has so many twists that you will be lost knowing whom is who but you will never ever imagine this excellent end.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Extremely Enjoyable Reading, May 29 2004
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This review is from: The Best Laid Plans (Mass Market Paperback)
This book was a definite page turner. It was well written and never boring. The writer did an excellant job with the plot and with the characters. This was the second time that I read this book and I plan to read it again in the future.
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4.0 out of 5 stars I'm fooled., Jun 4 2003
By Yu-chiung Lee (Taipei, Taiwan) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Best Laid Plans (Mass Market Paperback)
I like Sidney Sheldon's books very much. So I didn't hesitate when I saw it in book store. I bought this book in 97 while I was in SF for sightseeing. I didn't read it until now I got time to read it through.

It begins with Lesile Stewart and end up with Dana Evans. The plain story started netting and put it all together in the end. Quick and simple. A little regret for Lesile Stewart, I thought there was account for her future or something.

The story reminds me the scandle of president Clinton. I wondered it was implying it. Maybe it's just a coincidence. ^^ The scandle is keeping in mind when I read it. However the end was really surprised me, I am fooled, I admit.

The skill of Sidney Sheldon seemed a little bit regress. It's regrettable. It seems the inspiration is dried up. There are few good authors here have same problem. Anyway, I look forward to see good pieces again from Sidney soon.

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5.0 out of 5 stars The best laid plans
Sidney Sheldon as Sidney Sheldon. Like any of his novels this too was interesting and finished in one day. Read more
Published on May 24 2003 by Kosovar

4.0 out of 5 stars Big Surprise
The Best Laid Plans stands out to me as the best of the Sheldon books I have read so far - he has had many intriging plot ideas in other books, but this one really threw me for a... Read more
Published on Feb 4 2003 by G. McNutt

4.0 out of 5 stars Overall a excellent book of women power
This book has a age-old plot of the man leaving and betraying the loving woman for another. But there's a twist. Read more
Published on Oct 10 2002 by Yvonne Tran

4.0 out of 5 stars GOOD BUT,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
A great novel to start with, great charachters very syncronised and well mingled, and this is a real upputdownable, the twists are too much to ask for and are numerous, and yes... Read more
Published on Aug 14 2002 by Bhupen Maurya

2.0 out of 5 stars Gee willikers; GET OVER IT!
I'm very seldom not entertained by Sidney Sheldon, and this book was no exception. I however did not LIKE either Leslie nor Oliver, but kept reading to determine what would... Read more
Published on Oct 22 2001 by Ruth A. Caldwell

5.0 out of 5 stars The real page-turner for non-native speakers of English !!
It's a wonderful reading for people who do not speak English in everyday life. This was my first Sheldon book and I had much more fun with this "Best Laid Plans" than... Read more
Published on Oct 17 2001 by kikyouya

1.0 out of 5 stars Don't waste your time...
What an awful book. There was almost no character development, and I never got to the point where I cared about any of the characters or what happened to them. Read more
Published on Sep 4 2001

4.0 out of 5 stars Shocking and gripping
This fast-moving and highly charged book meets the expectations Sheldon sets for himself and chronicles the deceit and lies that go on in the White House and government. Read more
Published on Feb 19 2001 by Dana J. (Wagner) Tommaney

3.0 out of 5 stars Good Reading for the Commuter
This book was perfect for my train ride home. It was written in a manner that grabbed my attention right away, didn't require too much concentration yet it interested me enough... Read more
Published on Jan 6 2001

1.0 out of 5 stars not a sheldon fan
This was my first Sheldon book and I was very disappointed. I would not recommend it to anyone. It is what I imagine a harlequin romance novel to be. Read more
Published on Jan 1 2001

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